Friday, March 18, 2016

Actually it worked better than expected .Other than a few bends and some modification for improvements it held up all season . To day I'm bringing the dew drag in for more upgrades . After personally using it a few times some I noticed a few areas for improvement .

Looks pretty much like the day it was built .

By using the square stock and spacing it with bolts you can get enough flex to straighten it out . Worked really well .

The straight one had more of a bend than the one showed .

During the season some of the staff had a little problem pinning the arms after use . They were down low and a little cumbersome to use if your not mechanically inclined .

To solve this issue I'm welding in some angle uprights and using a rod for support at the top . The rod placement will be padded to ride against the tailgate . The old design had ears that pinched the arms in place but I found some damage to the dump bed . This way it can rock back and forth not harming anything .

Cut the lower sections not needed to replace with upright angle iron .

Reattaching the arms . Simple ... just a bolt .

I'm adding cross chains to front of bed to help with rocking when transporting .

Quick attach with clips on the box side .

Reattaching rope in the same fashion . Worked great with the end caps that deflected arms up without damaging turf .

Arm latch pins moved to this location . Makes it easier to attach standing up .